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    Compact House × Stylish Courtyards

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    Follow your intuition to save photos that catch your eye. Explore spatial designs to uncover implicit preferences you haven't yet put into words.

    Compact House

    A compact house is a deliberately streamlined dwelling that prioritizes only essential functions and spaces. By optimizing plan efficiency, it reduces construction costs, utility bills, and ongoing maintenance expenses, and is well suited to narrow lots and dense urban contexts. Compact design fosters closer family connections and offers advantages such as efficient domestic circulation and ease of cleaning. This collection presents case studies demonstrating how a rich, high-quality lifestyle can be achieved within a compact footprint.

    Stylish Courtyards

    This collection showcases residences featuring courtyards that introduce natural light and ventilation within the constraints of limited urban plots. By incorporating patios and light wells that ensure privacy while fostering a sense of openness, alongside thoughtful use of landscaping and tile finishes, these examples demonstrate how courtyards can create comfortable and aesthetically refined living environments.

  • A Small House for Open Living in the Gap Between Buildings | Kigawa Row House|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    The spatial sequence connecting the mother's bedroom, Engawa 1, the living room, and Engawa 2.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Large Opening
    Bike Garage
    Engawa
    Toplight
    Exposed Beam
    Industrial
    Iron Details
    Simple Life
    Wood Texture
    Wood Deck
    Urban housing
    Interior-exterior integration
    Galvalume steel cladding
    Tatami mats
    Softwood plywood
  • House in Endo|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    A U-shaped courtyard home that channels light and breeze
    Architecture Firm:Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    4-14-12 Honkugenuma, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
    Sense of Openness
    Wooden Sash
    Breezy House
    Natural Modern
    Wood Deck
    Courtyard
    Gardening
    WoodDeck
    NaturalLight
  • Machiya in Machiya|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    Machiya in Machiya|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
    Built-in Kitchen
    Custom-built vanity
    Large Opening
    Built-in Furniture
    Urban House
    Home Theater
    Narrow House
    Terrace
    Light Court
    Outdoor Living
  • House in Endo|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    House in Endo|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    4-14-12 Honkugenuma, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
    Sense of Openness
    Wooden Sash
    Breezy House
    Natural Modern
    Wood Deck
    Courtyard
    Gardening
    WoodDeck
    NaturalLight
  • Hyu House|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    Hyu House|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:ARCHIXXX Satoru Shinno Architectural Design
    ARCHIXXX Satoru Shinno Architectural Design
    2-4-34 Minamimorimachi, Kita-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture
    Closed to Outside, Open to Inside
    Capturing Light
    White House
    Solid Wood
    Borrowed Scenery
    Narrow House
    Minimal Design
  • Machiya in Machiya|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    Machiya in Machiya|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
    Built-in Kitchen
    Custom-built vanity
    Large Opening
    Built-in Furniture
    Urban House
    Home Theater
    Narrow House
    Terrace
    Light Court
    Outdoor Living
  • Machiya in Machiya|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    Machiya in Machiya|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
    Built-in Kitchen
    Custom-built vanity
    Large Opening
    Built-in Furniture
    Urban House
    Home Theater
    Narrow House
    Terrace
    Light Court
    Outdoor Living
  • Machiya in Machiya|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    Machiya in Machiya|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
    Built-in Kitchen
    Custom-built vanity
    Large Opening
    Built-in Furniture
    Urban House
    Home Theater
    Narrow House
    Terrace
    Light Court
    Outdoor Living
  • House in Endo|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    House in Endo|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    4-14-12 Honkugenuma, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
    Sense of Openness
    Wooden Sash
    Breezy House
    Natural Modern
    Wood Deck
    Courtyard
    Gardening
    WoodDeck
    NaturalLight
  • Machiya in Machiya|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    Machiya in Machiya|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
    Built-in Kitchen
    Custom-built vanity
    Large Opening
    Built-in Furniture
    Urban House
    Home Theater
    Narrow House
    Terrace
    Light Court
    Outdoor Living
  • Gray ravine|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    Gray ravine|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    Takeshi Hirobe Architects
    1-13-2 Suwa, Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
    Doma Living
    Capturing Light
    Custom-built vanity
    Wall Bookshelf
    Built-in Furniture
    Tsubo Garden
    Curved Wall
    Reading Room
    Picture Window
    Collection
  • A Small House for Open Living in the Gap Between Buildings | Kigawa Row House|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    View looking down from the son's room. With the living room opened up, it takes on a pavilion-like character.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Large Opening
    Bike Garage
    Engawa
    Toplight
    Exposed Beam
    Industrial
    Iron Details
    Simple Life
    Wood Texture
    Wood Deck
    Urban housing
    Interior-exterior integration
    Galvalume steel cladding
    Tatami mats
    Softwood plywood
  • House in Endo|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    House in Endo|Courtyard
    Architecture Firm:Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    Kurashi no Jōzōsho
    4-14-12 Honkugenuma, Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture
    Sense of Openness
    Wooden Sash
    Breezy House
    Natural Modern
    Wood Deck
    Courtyard
    Gardening
    WoodDeck
    NaturalLight
  • A Small House for Open Living in the Gap Between Buildings | Kigawa Row House|Compact House|Courtyard|Custom-built house
    A tarp is planned to be installed above the engawa in the future.
    Architecture Firm:Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    Yoshihiro Yamamoto Architects Associates
    302, Zeniya Honpo Main Building, 14-6 Ishigatsujichō, Tennōji-ku, Osaka
    Large Opening
    Bike Garage
    Engawa
    Toplight
    Exposed Beam
    Industrial
    Iron Details
    Simple Life
    Wood Texture
    Wood Deck
    Urban housing
    Interior-exterior integration
    Galvalume steel cladding
    Tatami mats
    Softwood plywood
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